"נאַר" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

Forms: nar [romanization], naronim [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”). Further origin unknown. Cognate with German Narr (“fool”), whence Dutch nar, Swedish narr, Estonian narr, etc. The word may have been influenced in Yiddish by Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”), though there is no need for this assumption. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|narre}} Middle High German narre, {{inh|yi|goh|narro||fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person}} Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”), {{cog|de|Narr||fool}} German Narr (“fool”), {{cog|nl|nar}} Dutch nar, {{cog|sv|narr}} Swedish narr, {{cog|et|narr}} Estonian narr, {{der|yi|he|נַעַר||a youth|tr=ná'ar}} Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”) Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} נאַר • (nar) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=נאַראָנים}} נאַר • (nar) m, plural נאַראָנים (naronim)
  1. (derogatory) fool (person lacking judgment or intelligence) Tags: derogatory Synonyms: שוטה, טיפּש, פּתי Derived forms (נאַריש (narish)): נאַרישקייט (narishkeyt)

Inflected forms

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        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "narre"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German narre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "narro",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Narr",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fool"
      },
      "expansion": "German Narr (“fool”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch nar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "narr"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish narr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "narr"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian narr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "נַעַר",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a youth",
        "tr": "ná'ar"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”). Further origin unknown. Cognate with German Narr (“fool”), whence Dutch nar, Swedish narr, Estonian narr, etc. The word may have been influenced in Yiddish by Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”), though there is no need for this assumption.",
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    {
      "form": "nar",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "naronim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "yi",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "נאַראָנים"
      },
      "expansion": "נאַר • (nar) m, plural נאַראָנים (naronim)",
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    }
  ],
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "narishkeyt",
          "sense": "נאַריש (narish)",
          "word": "נאַרישקייט"
        }
      ],
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        "fool (person lacking judgment or intelligence)"
      ],
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          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
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        "(derogatory) fool (person lacking judgment or intelligence)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "שוטה"
        },
        {
          "word": "טיפּש"
        },
        {
          "word": "פּתי"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "נאַר"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "narishkeyt",
      "sense": "נאַריש (narish)",
      "word": "נאַרישקייט"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "narre"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German narre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "narro",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Narr",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fool"
      },
      "expansion": "German Narr (“fool”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nar"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch nar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "narr"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish narr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "narr"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian narr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "נַעַר",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a youth",
        "tr": "ná'ar"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro (“fool, idiot, clown, stupid or crazy person”). Further origin unknown. Cognate with German Narr (“fool”), whence Dutch nar, Swedish narr, Estonian narr, etc. The word may have been influenced in Yiddish by Hebrew נַעַר (ná'ar, “a youth”), though there is no need for this assumption.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nar",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "naronim",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "נאַר • (nar) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "נאַראָנים"
      },
      "expansion": "נאַר • (nar) m, plural נאַראָנים (naronim)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yiddish derogatory terms",
        "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yiddish lemmas",
        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Hebrew",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fool (person lacking judgment or intelligence)"
      ],
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) fool (person lacking judgment or intelligence)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "שוטה"
        },
        {
          "word": "טיפּש"
        },
        {
          "word": "פּתי"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "נאַר"
}

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